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5 minutes ago, Chancy said:
How about including visa-free countries in your travel options? For example, Singapore and Costa Rica are visa-free for Filipinos. If your wife is not already an international traveler, adding stamps to her passport would bolster her future visa application to Japan or South Korea.
An explanation letter is not necessary, though if you want to submit one, it wouldn't hurt. It would be clear from the visa application form that your wife is a student, she is married to a USC, you are sponsoring her, and you have a job. As supporting evidence to the guarantor info in the form, your wife should submit to the visa agency: a copy of your marriage certificate, your recent pay stubs, and your bank statements.
I was unemployed when I applied for a Japanese tourist visa, so I submitted a letter with my application. Unlike your wife, I was single, self-sponsored, and not a student. In the letter, I explained my lack of formal employment, details about my financial capacity, and the countries I visited before. I was granted a 30-day multiple-entry visa.
Thank you, we're already visited Singapore together for our honeymoon. Defintely would have loved to do more visa free areas (like HK). Your example is reassuring, appreciate it
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Giving this a bump and hoping more can give some insights
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3 hours ago, top_secret said:
My wife got both Japanese and Korean visas before we were married. It is not simple but those are both very achievable visas for Filipino passports. I think with an American husband she will have no problems.
Both countries only accept visa applications through designated travel agencies in the Philippines. You do not deal directly with the embassy and there are no interviews. It's mainly just a big huge paperwork exercise. Japan would generally start a a Filipino with a 15 day single entry visa. Korea a 30 day single entry visa. They may issue multiple entry visas and longer visits on subsequent trips.
When I'm in my office tomorrow I'll see if any of the paperwork we submitted would be useful as templates. Japan wants a detailed trip itinerary etc.
Also beware. Japanese apparently really hate American sized paper. 🤣 Everything must be strictly A4 size paper.
Thank you, that would be helpful. I also realized, because its the Japanese embassy, their paper work is a bit intense. I would appreciate if you could share a template of what you provided the agency! I'm in California have been to Japan multiple times. Would love to go there with my wife.
Another question, do you recall which agency you used at the time (for SK or Japan). I am open to applying for two visas (at seperate times incase one gets rejected), to keep our options open. -
I wanted to extend this question for the South Korea application process. If it all, we want to keep our options open and wouldn't mind doing South Korea if the process is easier.
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Hello,
Me (US citizen) and my wife (Philippines citizen) are currently in a long distance relationship and I am located in the US,she in the Philippines. We want visit Japan in Spring while we wait for the processing of our US visa application.
As I understand all Filipino residents need to submit an application to the Japanese embassy for a tourist visa, which includes proof of income, tax returns, and bank statements.
How can I best support this application process for my wife and what is the process of being a guarantor as her husband? We got married out of the country, so does providing that marriage certificate and a couple of my US based bank statements suffice?
She is currently unemployed and transitioning her career and studying. I support her in that time. How can I best prove that she is capable of participating in this trip ( I make enough to support both of us because I have a well paying job). Can she submit my bank statements to the agency that will help her with the process? Can I simply right a letter explaining the situation?
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Me and my wife are not in the same country (I'm in the US, she in the Philippines). I can't find a clear answer on this, but want to make sure that we can travel together to other countries (not the US). We're thinking of visiting Japan in Spring while still waiting for the next NOA.
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Thank you, I'll go ahead and submit!
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6 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:
not needed but can't hurt to put it on petition
Adil included it on passport application after naturalizing /its in upper right hand corner of the naturalization certificate
For some reason, I assumed it would hurt it, this is just my personality of thinking through all the cases.
In that case, I assume y'all filled out the following details if included.
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I'm petitioning for my spouse's CR-1 as a naturalized USC. I seem to be getting conflicting forum discussion on the need for uploading and providing my old a-number.
Could someone please help me understand if this is needed at all for my I-130 application? Is the US passport good enough?
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You already got some pretty good answers above. Just want to reaffirm that expired or expiring GC is usually not a huge issue as it pertains to your n-400 application. My friend filed his n-400 in december while his GC was expiring in february. He did not encounter any issues regarding the expiring GC nor was he ever asked about it during the process. He took the oath in april when the GC was already expired. I've also read similar experiences in this forum that support this.
Great to hear. Was really worried because of what friends told me. Guess I looked to the right place for answers.
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I was interviewed yesterday and the officer has recommended my application for approval.
Any mention of your soon to be expired card?
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My greencard expires first week of May 2015. I submitted my application on January 2, 2015. Unless you plan to travel during the naturalization process, I wouldn't worry about having a greencard that is about to expire. You do not lose your permanent resident status because your ID expired.
I do not plan to travel. Let me know the status of your process.
You are right that the rules state that you have to have a green card that is valid for more than 6 months when you apply for naturalization. The rules don't say if this pertains to the postmark date or the receipt date.
However, this rule is rarely enforced. Actually, I've never heard of anyone being denied for this reason. Many people have applied successfully with green cards that have expired or that were about to expire.
I wouldn't worry about this at all. Save your money and don't renew your greencard if you are ready to naturalize. There's always a chance that you'll get an extremely struck interviewer who will insist on having you renew your green card first, but I think that is extremely unlikely.
Note: this is all assuming we're talking about a 10 year unconditional greencard.
Also note that if your greencard expires before you are naturalized then your ability to travel will be limited unless you are issued a temporary I-551 stamp by USCIS.
Yes, I believe that's what I have, I've been a permanent resident since October 13 2005, which has been around 10 years
Can you give us a bit of a timeline? You can file to naturalize after three years minus 90 days of being an LPR if married to the same US citizen or after 5 years minus 90 days of being an LPR otherwise. You file to renew your green card 90 days or less from its expiration.
I've been a Permanent resident since 2005.
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So I plan to send my application n-400 tomorrow because my green card expires 11/04/15. I heard you need to file for renewal if you're green card is expiring within 6 months but mine will be expiring at exactly 6 months and 3 days. Do they take into consideration the post mark date for this rule?
Would it be better for me just to renew and do the naturalization at some other time (tight on money at the moment and have to go with one or the other because I can't pay both those filing fees).
I plan on sending it by priority mail which would mean it would get there on Friday end of the day at best. Not sure if they work weekends but assuming they don't, that means they won't get to open it and see it by Monday which would mean I would be exactly at 6 months.
US Citizen Sponsoring Japanese tourist Visa Application?
in Philippines
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No worries, appreciate the follow up to this internet stranger. Those documents will be extremely helpful, especially since we're just unsure what is being asked of the agency (we'd like to have everything ahead of time before visiting the agency).
Looks like most are remote, curious if its possible to have them file online with the agency or does everything need to be done in person?
thanks for the docs again!
This is exactly what I was looking for as well, my googling failed me.